This fact-based biographical portrait opens at the turn of the century; Polish-born Marie is an impoverished student living in Paris. When Pierre Curie, a meek scientist, begins working side-by-side with the young woman, his admiration for… MoreThis fact-based biographical portrait opens at the turn of the century; Polish-born Marie is an impoverished student living in Paris. When Pierre Curie, a meek scientist, begins working side-by-side with the young woman, his admiration for her scientific acumen soon turns to love.

With an eye on the Oscars, this typical MGM biopic of the 1940s, a chronicle of the famous French scientists, is middlebrow and inspirational, teaming for the third time Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.

If your intent is to study classic Hollywood melodramatics or the talents of Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon then this is your film. However, if you're… MoreIf your intent is to study classic Hollywood melodramatics or the talents of Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon then this is your film. However, if you're looking for substantial insight into the prestigious career and accomplishments of Marie Curie you will no doubt be sorely disappointed.

jay nixon

Stiff, self important film of a brilliant woman. Greer is fine if a bit grand but the usually wonderful Pidgeon is wooden and declamatory.

John Ballantine

Pidgeon and Garson get together often in films. This is their depiction of the Curies with Madame Curie as the more famous of the two. This is only a very… MorePidgeon and Garson get together often in films. This is their depiction of the Curies with Madame Curie as the more famous of the two. This is only a very passable biopic though. It's nice to know the story but it really needs some additional life.

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